indicating that
the Kungl. Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala and the
Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien were the two oldest Swedish
societies still in existence, founded in 1710 and 1739 respectively.

Establishing the early name of the Society in Swedish presents some
problems.
The Libris: Swedish Union cat. lists
an 1845 publication with the following title:
Kongl. vetenskaps-societeten i Uppsala : dess stiftelse,
utbildningoch verksamhet : berättelse.
This establishes that the name
Kongliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala was in use as early as
1845;
it seems likely, however, that this name was in use from its early days.
The Libris: Swedish Union cat. lists
an 1860-1861 publication with the following title:
Årsskrift utgifven av Kongl. Vetenskaps-societeten i
Upsala.
It seems likely that this form of the Swedish name was in use until the
early 20th century when the orthographic shift from Kongliga to
Kungliga occurred.

The Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) lists a multi-year
publication from 1931-1936, the title for which is only the name of the
Society:
Kungl[iga] Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala.
This is followed in 1937 by the
Kungl. Vetenskaps-Societetens Årsbok.
This establishes the use of the name
Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala as early as 1931.

It seems likely that the orthographic change from Kongliga to
Kungliga occurred in the early years of the 20th century, since
that is the pattern for many other Swedish royal societies.

Seat of the Society

City

Authority / Notes

Uppsala
Sweden

This location is supported by the name of the Society.

Name of the Society

Dates

Name

Authority

1740 - 1751

Societas Regia Scientiarum Upsaliensis

Its publications establish this form of its Latin name from 1740 - 1751.

1773 -

Regia Societas Scientiarum Upsaliensis

Its publications establish this form of its Latin name from 1773 to the
present.

1845 - 1861

Kongliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala

Its publications establish this name only for 1845 - 1861; it is likely,
however, that this was the name from its very early days until early in
the 20th century.

1931 -

Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala

Its publications establish this name as early as 1931; it is likely,
however, that this was the name from early in the 20th century